Join young climate champions Prakriti, Biju, Tuli and FrisBee in their fight against climate change Climate change is REAL. We need to care NOW The climate crisis is here and getting worse each year. The world continues to get warmer at an alarming rate, putting almost every child at risk of more frequent and destructive climate hazards – air pollution, cyclones, disease, flooding, heatwaves and water scarcity. As these hazards continue to intensify, more children will be harmed; more will die. Over 1 billion children are at extremely high risk of severe and destructive climate hazards. These crisis will not affect everyone equally. Children will suffer more than adults, with those in the poorest communities bearing the biggest burden. In India, extreme weather events like cyclones and floods destroy infrastructure, including homes, schools, and healthcare facilities. For example, in mid-July 2020, floods in India affected 2.4 million children and young people (and a total of over 6 million people) in 10 states (UNICEF, 2020), leading to diseases such as cholera or diarrhoea, which is still a leading killer of children and young people worldwide.   Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns, drought, water stress and growing water demands reduce the amount of safe drinking water for children and either expose the children to health risks or cause households to migrate.   Poor air quality and pollution adversely affect children's health and cause death. Children breathe twice as quickly as adults and are more vulnerable to air pollution than adults. (UNICEF, 2016)   For safeguarding children—especially the most vulnerable—a substantial increase in financing is required. Funding for adaptation must be scaled-up, especially for the essential social services the children rely on.